THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 18 Friday, October 15, 1982 'Felix Frankfurter and His Times' M LTER Felix Frankfurter is a name inerasable from the history of the Franklin D. Roosevelt era. He rose to great heights, conquering his background of coming from an immig- rant Jewish family. He made his. mark as a profes- sor of law at Harvard. He was one of FDR's strongest OF HARVARD ROW . Gesigry- ..rs of Fine Furs Compieter,i:r 11 MILE a LAHSER Pho .e: 251-0850 New Deal supporters. He was controversial, yet highly respected. He was the confidante of Louis D. Brandeis and he shared with the great Sup- reme Court Justice who preceded him on the High. Court the Zionist devotions. The Frankfurter story is related with fascina- tion in a masterful biog- raphy, "Felix Frankfurter and His Times: The Reform Years" (Free Press), in which Prof. Michael E. Parrish of the University of California at San Diego also discusses issues re- lated to the High Court, to Roosevelt's . plan to pack it, to the tragic events that led to World War II and the struggles againSt Nazism. There were two other Supreme Court justices who were Jewish and there was controversy over Frankfurter's appointment. Benjamin Cardozo died and an opening was created, yet there was a bitter division among Roosevelt's advisers as to the choice to be made. Prof. Parrish makes a com- ment which has great bear- ing on the view that persists that Roosevelt had not fully supported the Zionist cause. The appointment is thus explained by Prof. Parrish: . . . where art doesn't stop on the walls. 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COME TO FLEA MARKETS U.S.A. • Antiques • Art • Bagles/Breads Beauty Aids • Baseball Cards • Bicycles • • • • • • • • • • • • Coins Collectibles Crafts Custom Clothing Designer Jeans Jewelry Restaurant Small Appliances Stamps Tools Produce Wicker AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ITEMS! M-59 Pontiac ldke RO .> FLEA MARKETS U.S.A. 10 Minutes from the Jewish Community. Center. Open Every Weekend Friday 4pm-9pm Saturday & Sunday 10am-6 pm Elizabeth lake RO COOLEY VOC Comm Ge kt nagge , h, Re Pont. Um, T-Way Plaza 7100 Cooley Lake Road Union Lake, Mich. For Dealer Reservations Call 360-2100, 9-5 Daily FELIX FRANKFURTER "By putting Frankfurter on the Court, Roosevelt also made a symbolic gesture of support for American Zionists at a time when even symbolic gestures had become important to their hopes. The Peel Report of July 1937 had recom- mended the partition of Palestine into two states — one Arab and one Jewish — and while this particular solution had been shelved a year later, the British had set a course designed to re- strict new Jewish immigra- tion into Palestine and to limit the area of their set- tlements. "Frankfurter and Bran- deis had both spoken force- fully to FDR about the in- justice of British policy; the President expressed sym- pathy, but he was not pre- pared to apply diplomatic pressure to Great'Britain — even in the wake of the - Anschluss, Munich, and the Nazis' murderous anti- Semitic campaigns. "Unable and perhaps un- willing to support the Zionists on the most impor- tant issue, he nonetheless named one of them to the nation's highest court. "By early January, in addition, Brandeis' fail- ing health made it clear that he could not long continue on the bench. Grippe, followed by a heart attack, brought his letter of retirement five weeks after Roosevelt sent Frankfurter's name to the Senate. The politi- cal problem of two Jewish justices, both from Massachusetts, serving at the same time, became moot." The encyclopedic Parrish account of Frankfurter's life throws light on all of the events in the crucial years under review. The Jewish aspects have special signifi- cance. The story of Felix's father, Leopold, who aban- doned rabbinic studies, of his uncle Solomon who be- came a Nazi victim in Vie- nna, relate to the Jewish background. Frankfurter, with Bran- deis, was- in the thick of pioneering American Jewish efforts for Zionism. Both could have been con- sidered Herzlian Zionists. They had their roles during the period of the Balfour Declaration. They had their opponents and this is evi- dent in this Parrish expla- nation: • "Not even Brandeis' eloquence compensated for the immediate weak- nesses of the Zionist organization in the United States. When he assumed leadership of the Provisional Execu- five Committee for Gen- eral Zionist Affairs in the summer of 1914, the treasury contained only $15,000 and total mem- bership stood at 12,000. "Four years later, at the time of the Paris Peace Con- ference, the Zionist Organ- ization of America had re- cruited 175,000 members and managed an annual budget in excess $3 million. "Brandeis may have hated bigness, but Zionism became an exception. He welded together the old- time Zionist leaders such as deHaas, Louis Lipsky and Richard Gottheil with the new converts such as Frankfurter and Mack into an efficient instrument for raising money and recruit- ing members. 'Organize, Organize, Organize,' he commanded, 'until every Jew in America must stand up and be counted, counted with us, or prove himself, wittingly or unwittingly, of a few who are against their own people.' "In addition to forging an effective group of leaders, Brandeis and his allies faced the vehement opposi- (Continued on Page 19) r• I BOUGHT OUT CHRYSLER . LYNCH RD. PLANT I Desks .$79.96 II ! —ger • ' Chairs .$10.00 ‘4., I. Executive Chair ..$69.96 • .New Banquet Tables ..$59.96 • $149.49 I : TCyoppeiewrsriters $10-$25 !Adding Machines $10.00 7 ., Files $52.99 • r IBM's $49 50-$99.501 6-1 New cwk Four a Drawer te ral I. u Lateral 1 , Reg. $500 Now $189.96 L IA OFF I SELECTED TYPEWRITERS 1 Starting at $39 96 I Correcting Electric II Typewriters • Selectric • Typewriters $269.00 $499.96 II Any Old Typewriters Taken in Trade! I Typewriter I Repair & Tune-Up , kcia (plus $ 1 If— parts) :BMER BUSINESS EQUIPMENT CO.- 231 W. 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